HC Deb 10 March 1994 vol 239 cc327-30W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a table showing(a) the total number of taxpayers, (b) the number of taxpayers with incomes in excess of £100,000 and (c) the percentage of taxpayers with incomes in excess of £100,000 for (i) each region and (ii) each county of the United Kingdom for each of the last five years.

Mr. Dorrell

Estimates for each region in 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92, the latest year for which information is available below United Kingdom level, are included in the first table. Married couples are counted as one unit in 1989–90 prior to the introduction of independent taxation. The second table includes estimates of the total number of taxpayers in each county in 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92. All estimates are derived from the survey of personal incomes and the size of the survey limits the extent to which reliable estimates can be given at the county level for taxpayers with incomes over £100,000. The third table gives approximate numbers and percentages in 1991–92 for those counties estimated to have at least 500 taxpayers with incomes over £100,000.

Table 1. Numbers of taxpayers by region, 1989–90 to 1991–92
Number of taxpayers(thousands) Number of taxpayers with total income of more than £100.000 (thousands) Percentage of total taxpayers with total income of more than £100,000
1989–901
North 1,060 1 0.1
Yorkshire and Humberside 1,770 3 0.2
North West 2,270 6 0.2
East Midlands 1,460 4 0.3
West Midlands 1,890 3 0.2
East Anglia 821 3 0.3
South East 7,110 47 0.7
South West 1,710 5 0.3
Wales 954 2 0.3
Scotland 2,060 3 0.1
Northern Ireland 483 1 0.1
1990–91
North 1,240 1 0.1
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,160 4 0.2
North West 2,840 5 0.2
East Midlands 1,910 2 0.1
West Midlands 2,340 5 0.2
East Anglia 991 3 0.3
South East 8,850 50 0.6
South West 2,350 5 0.2
Wales 1,220 1 0.1
Scotland 2,340 3 0.1
Northern Ireland 542 1 0.1
1991–92
North 1,270 2 0.1
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,140 5 0.2
North West 2,740 7 0.3
East Midlands 1,840 4 0.2
West Midlands 2,260 5 0.2
East Anglia 1,030 4 0.4
South East 8,610 64 0.7
South West 2,270 6 0.3
Wales 1,240 2 0.1
Scotland 2,320 4 0.2
Northern Ireland 513 1 0.1
1 Married couples count as one taxpayer.
Table 2. Number of taxpayers by English and Welsh County and Scottish Region, 1989–90 to 1991–92
County 1989–901 1990–91 Thousands 1991–92
Tyne and Wear 386 434 445
Cleveland 147 177 178
Cumbria 196 251 266
Durham 219 225 232
Northumberland 112 151 148
Humberside 320 379 345
South Yorkshire 432 486 519
North Yorkshire 291 346 383
West Yorkshire 729 949 898
Cheshire 388 462 442
Lancashire 542 632 631
Greater Manchester 874 1,160 1,090
Merseyside 469 586 582
Derbyshire 345 423 412
Leicestershire 344 435 406
County 1989–901 1990–91 Thousands 1991–92
Lincolnshire 226 285 269
Northamptonshire 209 281 305
Nottinghamshire 338 487 447
West Midlands 835 1,080 1,080
Hereford and Worcester 271 349 332
Shropshire 153 194 177
Staffordshire 424 474 445
Warwickshire 211 245 227
Cambridgeshire 274 321 346
Norfolk 297 334 373
Suffolk 249 336 309
Greater London 2,800 3,470 3,350
Bedfordshire 200 254 248
Berkshire 283 415 356
Buckinghamshire 256 324 302
East Sussex 312 352 332
Essex 600 751 770
Hampshire 606 801 769
Hertfordshire 464 524 497
Kent 575 688 708
Oxfordshire 184 256 265
Surrey 418 574 560
West Sussex 351 371 390
Isle of Wight 56 72 56
Avon 326 467 448
Cornwall 155 231 208
Devon 401 491 527
Dorset 256 336 320
Gloucestershire 212 290 269
Somerset 163 229 221
Wiltshire 198 308 281
Gwent 153 182 161
Mid Glamorgan 172 217 225
South Glamorgan 139 177 177
West Glamorgan 103 142 148
Dyfed 113 149 192
Gwynedd 75 101 73
Powys 31 52 74
Clwyd 167 204 193
Grampian 249 241 231
Tayside 145 174 202
Fife 141 154 150
Lothian 334 418 367
Central 104 143 122
Borders 48 36 72
Strathclyde 902 985 955
Dumfries and Galloway 50 74 76
Highlands 71 91 115
Island Authorities 19 23 26
1 Married couples count as one taxpayer.
Table 3. Taxpayers with total income over £100,000 by English and Welsh County and Scottish Region 1991–921
County Number (thousands) Taxpayers with total income over £100,000 as apercentage of total taxpayers
Tyne and Wear 1 0.2
North Yorkshire 1 0.4
West Yorkshire 2 0.3
Cheshire 1 0.3
Lancashire 1 0.2
Greater Manchester 4 0.3
Merseyside 1 0.2
Derbyshire 1 0.3
County Number (thousands) Taxpayers with total income over£100,000 as apercentage of total taxpayers
Leicestershire 1 0.2
Northamptonshire 1 0.2
Nottinghamshire 1 0.2
West Midlands 2 0.2
Hereford and Worcester 1 0.4
Staffordshire 1 0.4
Warwickshire 1 0.2
Cambridgeshire 2 0.4
Norfolk 1 0.2
Suffolk 2 0.7
Greater London 36 1.1
Berkshire 2 0.5
Buckinghamshire 3 0.8
East Sussex 1 0.3
Essex 4 0.5
Hampshire 2 0.2
Hertfordshire 3 0.7
Kent 3 0.4
Oxfordshire 1 0.4
Surrey 8 1.4
West Sussex 1 0.3
Avon 2 0.5
Devon 1 0.3
Gloucestershire 1 0.2
Wiltshire 1 0.2
South Glamorgan 1 0.3
Grampian 1 0.4
Lothian 1 0.2
Strathclyde 2 0.2
1 Only counties where there are estimated to be at least 500 taxpayers with total income over £100,000 appear.